{"id":10687,"date":"2020-12-18T16:52:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T15:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/ueber-uns\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:41:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"hero-title\" class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_64be34c9 height_auto full_height valign_bottom with_img\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Die Kunstkommission D\u00fcsseldorf mit Miriam Koch, Beigeordnete f\u00fcr Kultur und Integration, Foto: Michael Gstettenbauer \/ Stadt D\u00fcsseldorf\" data-img-width=\"2560\" data-img-height=\"1706\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kunst_3-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(0,0,0,0.25)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-sm-offset-1 vc_col-xs-offset-1 vc_col-xs-10 wpb_column vc_column_container hero-flex-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_55a2e57e\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator hero-spacer-top size_custom\" style=\"height:0px\"><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy us_custom_9184691a background has_text_color style_simple color_link_inherit\"><span class=\"term-242 term-kunstkommission\">Kunstkommission<\/span><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:3px\" id=\"i59d\"><style>@media(max-width:600px){ #i59d{height:1px!important}}<\/style><\/div><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field us_custom_7223f3e3 project-title type_text page-headline color_link_inherit\" id=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\">About us<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1px\" id=\"na97\"><style>@media(max-width:1024px){ #na97{height:5px!important}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"w-separator hero-spacer-bottom size_custom\" style=\"height:0px\" id=\"gedd\"><style><\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field us_custom_120c3d6f kk-copyright has_text_color type_text page-copyright color_link_inherit\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-before\">Photo: <\/span><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\">The Kunstkommission (2024-2027) chaired by Johanna Adam \u00a9 State Capital D\u00fcsseldorf\/Michael Gstettenbauer<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 wpb_column vc_column_container us_animate_fade\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Art Commission \u2013 the\u00a0 idea<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the design of public spaces, particularly within the context of urban development projects, a new planning culture is to be established in D\u00fcsseldorf. The idea is to appoint a dedicated commission of qualified artists and experts who will work closely with the other stakeholders throughout the planning process on selected construction projects.<\/p>\n<p>A cosmopolitan city provides opportunities for both local and international artists to contribute to the artistic interpretation of specific construction and urban development projects. By engaging with local and global perspectives, the city strengthens its unique profile. To this end, it will be important in future to attract more internationally active artists, curators and curatorial concepts to participate in projects in D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p>\n<p>Art in architecture and in public urban spaces can, through the contribution of artists, become an integral part of public architectural culture. It shapes the cityscape, creates landmarks and points of identification within neighbourhoods, and plays a part in the city\u2019s developments and changes, which it both reflects and brings to the fore. For art stands in direct interrelation with the social, political and economic processes of transformation that define our present and challenge us. Art raises questions and sparks controversial discussions.<\/p>\n<p>The works of art found in the city form part of a cultural history that is continually enriched by new additions. Temporary art projects, in particular, are well-suited to repeatedly reinterpreting and discussing the city\u2019s art collection in the light of contemporary attitudes and ideas. Inventorying, preserving and maintaining the collection are essential prerequisites for a vibrant engagement with the city\u2019s history and stories.<\/p>\n<p>An organisational structure is being put in place for the Commission that learns from its work and gathers and reflects on practical knowledge. This will enable the Commission\u2019s working methods to be continuously developed and refined, ensuring that it remains at the forefront of contemporary academic discourse.<\/p>\n<p>To this end, on 18 May 2017, the City Council of D\u00fcsseldorf adopted the \u2018Guidelines of the City of D\u00fcsseldorf for Art in Architecture and Public Spaces\u2019 and, on this basis, appointed the first Art Commission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1201\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1201\" src=\"http:\/\/kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kunstkommission_schmal_1-neu.ba6f32f1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kunstkommission_schmal_1-neu.ba6f32f1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kunstkommission_schmal_1-neu.ba6f32f1-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kunstkommission_schmal_1-neu.ba6f32f1-1024x332.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kunstkommission_schmal_1-neu.ba6f32f1-900x292.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kunstkommission_schmal_1-neu.ba6f32f1-600x195.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kunstkommission_schmal_1-neu.ba6f32f1-40x13.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kunstkommission_schmal_1-neu.ba6f32f1-400x130.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u00fcsseldorf\u2019s first Arts Commission, chaired by J\u00f6rg-Thomas Alvermann resp. Via Lewandowsky.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The experience gained during the Commission\u2019s first term led to a number of adjustments to the regulations, with the result that on 1 July 2021 the Council adopted a revised \u2018Guideline of the City of D\u00fcsseldorf on Art in Public Spaces\u2019. The guidelines continue to provide for the appointment of an Arts Commission, the majority of whose members are art specialists, to act in an advisory capacity to the Council.<\/p>\n<h3>The Art Commission advises the City Council, acting with political and financial independence, on:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Implementation of art projects \u2013 whether temporary or permanent \u2013 as part of all local authority building projects falling within the remit of municipal departments, as well as in public spaces and in the context of urban and neighbourhood development.<\/li>\n<li>Initiative for the realisation of art projects \u2013 whether temporary or permanent \u2013 in public spaces and in the context of urban and neighbourhood development.<\/li>\n<li>Relocation, reinstallation or removal of works of art owned by the city to or from municipal buildings, as well as in or from public spaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Art Commission decides on the competitions to be organised and on the winners of these competitions within the framework of all municipal projects for art in architecture and in public spaces. Since the start of its second term of office, the Art Commission has been composed as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"col-sm-6 aos-init aos-animate\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n<h3>Members with voting rights:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>6 Artists (previously 9)<\/li>\n<li>4 politicians as representatives from the council groups (previously 6)<\/li>\n<li>2 art historians (previously 1)<\/li>\n<li>1 planner or architect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>as well as, depending on the project, the architect responsible for the design or the person who came up with the concept<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Members without voting rights:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>the Councillor for Culture of the State Capital of D\u00fcsseldorf<\/li>\n<li>the Councillor responsible for the building project in the State Capital of D\u00fcsseldorf<\/li>\n<li>the District Mayor of the relevant district council<\/li>\n<li>a representative of the user\u2019s interests, as well as, where necessary, other<\/li>\n<li>experts who may be called upon at the invitation of the Art Commission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Zur \u00dcbersicht der Mitglieder der aktuellen Kunstkommission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/en\/about-us\/members\/\">hier entlang<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>F\u00fcr die Kunstkommission wurde eine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunstkommission-duesseldorf.de\/en\/about-us\/office\/\">Gesch\u00e4ftsstelle<\/a> beim Kulturdezernat eingerichtet. Diese wurde Mitte 2023 dem Kulturamt unterstellt.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KunstkommissionAbout usPhoto: The Kunstkommission (2024-2027) chaired by Johanna Adam \u00a9 State Capital D\u00fcsseldorf\/Michael Gstettenbauer Art Commission \u2013 the\u00a0 idea As part of the design of public spaces, particularly within the context of urban development projects, a new planning culture is to be established in D\u00fcsseldorf. 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